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Günther Uecker
Nagelbaum, 1996.
Nail and ash-glue compound on wooden trunk
Estimate:
€ 60,000 - 80,000
$ 63,600 - 84,800
Nagelbaum. 1996.
Nail and ash-glue compound on wooden trunk.
Signed and dated. Height: 85 cm (33.4 in). Diameter: ca. 42 cm (16,5 in).
• From the important group of works "Trees" and "Nail Forests".
• An impressive work with a highly topical urgency.
• The nail becomes a symbol of the vulnerability of nature and mankind.
This work is registered in the Uecker Archive under the number GU.96.028 and is earmarked for inclusion in the forthcoming Uecker catalogue raisonné.
PROVENANCE: Politischer Club Colonia.
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (since 1996, acquired from the above).
Called up: December 8, 2023 - ca. 15.21 h +/- 20 min.
Nail and ash-glue compound on wooden trunk.
Signed and dated. Height: 85 cm (33.4 in). Diameter: ca. 42 cm (16,5 in).
• From the important group of works "Trees" and "Nail Forests".
• An impressive work with a highly topical urgency.
• The nail becomes a symbol of the vulnerability of nature and mankind.
This work is registered in the Uecker Archive under the number GU.96.028 and is earmarked for inclusion in the forthcoming Uecker catalogue raisonné.
PROVENANCE: Politischer Club Colonia.
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (since 1996, acquired from the above).
Called up: December 8, 2023 - ca. 15.21 h +/- 20 min.
Günther Uecker is a constant commentator on the problems of the world and an unwavering fighter for understanding and change. He confronts things that bother him with openness and responds in his own artistic language. With his "Trees" and "Forests", he addresses the theme of the vulnerability of man and nature. Under the title "Kunstpranger" (Art Pillory), he created his first tree sculpture in 1983 by nailing an elm tree at Galerie Brusten in Wuppertal. The idea was born in the fall of 1983, when Annelie Brusten happened to notice the forest workers in the park marking the 80-year-old elm tree. She learned that the ill tree was to be cut down and burned. Annelie Brusten brought the already well-known "ZERO" artist and art academy professor to Wuppertal. In his speech at the opening reception of the exhibition, Uecker decried the destruction of nature by man and declared the nails to be the "armor" with which he has "scaffolded the tree, made it strong". Further works, most of the multi-part creations, followed. The first “Nail Forest” from 1984 is at the Nationalgalerie in Berlin today. What all these works have in common is that Uecker equipped the sometimes smaller, sometimes larger tree trunks with a defensive crown of carpenter's nails and used a healing ointment consisting of ash and glue to close the tree's wounds. In the series of "Trees" or "Nail Forests", Uecker follows the basic principle of his artistic work, the theme of the fragile relationship between man and nature and the destruction of the foundations of human existence. [SM]
206
Günther Uecker
Nagelbaum, 1996.
Nail and ash-glue compound on wooden trunk
Estimate:
€ 60,000 - 80,000
$ 63,600 - 84,800
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Günther Uecker "Nagelbaum"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 32 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 27 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 27 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 21% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 19 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium. As an exception, the reduced VAT of 7 % is added for printed books.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 32 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 27 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 27 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 21% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 19 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium. As an exception, the reduced VAT of 7 % is added for printed books.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.